AM&N/UAPB Class of 1969 celebrate 50th reunion

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The 1969 Class of Arkansas AM&N College/University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff celebrated its 50th reunion during the 2019 commencement at the Pine Bluff Convention Center May 11.

Motivated by the current national push to support historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs,) members the class, led by Joan Courtney Weaver and Verma Kentle Jones, attended their alma mater’s 2019 ceremony, according to a news release.

Twenty-two classmates dressed in black and gold were seated in a VIP section during the commencement.

“They proudly donned a gold honor cord to represent their 50th year of graduation from AM&N College,” according to the release.